Improvement in foot-warmers



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIOE.

GEORGE E. HAYES, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN FOOT-WARMERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 183,497, dated October24, 1876; application filed February 23, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. HAYES, of the city of Buffalo, in thecounty of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Foot-Warmers, which improvements are fully setforth in the following specification, reference being bad to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention consists in the combination of a foot-warming device with adental or other chair, so hinged or connected thereto (either to thefoot-board, adjustable platform, or other part of the chair) that it maybe turned down and forward, or otherwise adjusted for an adult, orupward and back for a child, as will be more clearly hereinafter shown.

Dentists who are always at work at the chair, and who have engagementsahead, so as to keep their time fully occupied, often find itinconvenient, in cold weather, to allow patients sufficient time tobecome warm enough to occupy the chair with comfort or safety.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to afl'ord the means forwarming the feet while in the chair, and thereby save time and add tothe comfort of the patient. It may also be used in exceedingly warmweather as a refrigerator to temper and tone the air of the room forcomfort.

In said drawings I have shown a device well adapted for carrying out myinvention.

Figure 1 represents a side'ele vation, showing the foot rest andwarmerturned up and back in the proper position for the use of a child. Fig. 2is a section through line a; m, Fig. 3 5 and Fig. 3 is a front view ofthe footrest and warming device.

It consists of a hollow vessel, A, combined with a foot-rest, B, or itsequivalent. 0 is an opening through which hot water may be introduced.It is closed by a screw stopper or plug, B being the foot-rest when inthe. position shown in Fig. 1, and B the foot-rest when in the positionshown in Fig. 2. B represents a platform, which is a part of B B andmoves with it when turned up or down.

When adapted for receiving a solid heating material, the opening maybeeither at the end, as shown by the dotted lines 0, Fig. 2, or at one ofthe sides, so as to be opened or closed by a door; or it may beotherwise arranged so as to be conveniently fastened to the. lower orunder part of the foot-rest, so as to be easily put on or taken off. Erepresents a small opening and a plug for closing it, for allowing theliquid (when used) to run out when required, the foot-rest being firstplaced in the position shown in Fig. 2.

The foot-step is jointed to the platform F, or other equivalent part ofa dental or other chair, for the purpose above specified. This inventionis also well adapted for invalid or barbers chairs.

I claim as my invention- The combination of a foot-warming apparatuswith the adjustable foot-rest of a dental chair, substantially as andfor the purposes specified.

GEO. E. HAYES.

Witnesses:

WM. S. GROSVENOR, F. P. STIKEE.

